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World Day of the Imprisoned Writer: Ma Thida in conversation with Lale Alatli
On the occasion of the World Day of the Imprisoned Writer, the emblematic Ma Thida, [...]
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Türkiye: Writer Yavuz Ekinci on trial again as spurious terror-propaganda case resumes
Image Credit: Ege Tonbul UPDATE 10 November 2025: Today, the 23rd High Criminal Court in [...]
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China: PEN International and PEN Centres worldwide renew call for the release of Gui Minhai, the imprisoned poet, bookseller and PEN member
Image Credit: AP / Alamy ‘The abduction of poet, bookseller and PEN member Gui Minhai [...]
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PEN International launches its Manifesto on the Defence of Nature
Image Credit: Gorodenkoff/ Shutter Stock “The Manifesto on the Defence of Nature is not only [...]
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PEN International’s resolutions to defend free expression, gender diversity, human rights, and climate justice
“At this 91st Congress we affirmed that freedom of expression cannot be atomized —whether in [...]
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Worldwide languages, self-empowering with poetry
The Translation and Linguistic Rights Committee of PEN International organizes its second video-poem marathon, 21 [...]
Feb
International Mother Language Day: Take Action for Hany Babu
On 21 February each year, PEN International joins worldwide observations of International Mother Language Day, [...]
Feb
Vote to free Selahattin Demirtaş
Prominent Kurdish writer and opposition politician from Turkey Selahattin Demirtaş has been held in detention [...]
Feb
Author and publisher condemned for a publication
United Kingdom – Ecuador, 13 January 2022 – The sentencing of author and investigative journalist [...]
Feb
Peru: Author Paola Ugaz at risk of arrest for her books and research
Paola Ugaz is a Peruvian investigative journalist, editor and writer. She is facing a campaign of [...]
Jan
Iranian Writer Dies In Detention After Covid Infection: Rights Groups
Dissident Iranian poet and filmmaker Baktash Abtin has died in detention in Tehran after falling [...]
Jan
Board of Directors
Today, on Sunday, December 5th 2021 at 18.00, at the 1st meeting of the Association, [...]
Dec
GENERAL ASSEMBLY – ANNOUNCEMENT OF ELECTIONS – THURSDAY 2nd DECEMBER 2021
Following the decision of 2.11.2021 of the Interim Board of the HELLENIC LITERARY AND FRIENDS [...]
Nov
Disney’s Bob Eiger and Iranian jailed writers were honored by PEN America
PEN America has organized one of the first major indoor literary events in New York [...]
Oct
PEN International celebrated 100 years of promoting literature and defending freedom of expression
A centenary toast for the mission of PEN On 5th October 1921, in a clear [...]
Oct